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 PUBLIC LAW 100-418—AUG. 23, 1988

102 STAT. 1543

(d) CRITERIA FOR AWARDS.—(1) Annually, or prior to the issuance Federal of a program announcement for solicitation of proposals for the Register, award of funds to any institution or consortia thereof for a project publication. under the National Science Foundation Academic Research Facilities Modernization Program, the National Science Foundation shall publish in the Federal Register interim guidelines for public review and comment for a period of 60 days. Such guidelines shall include (but not be limited to) the following: (A) specific definitions for the terms: facilities, instrumentation, equipment, repair, renovation, and replacement; (B) specific selection criteria to be used in evaluating the scientific merit of proposals and, in making awards to an institution or to consortia thereof, including an analysis of the age and condition of existing research facilities; and (C) specific provisions for matching the Federal grant pursuant to subsection O^)(2) Final guidelines shall be published in the Federal Register 60 Federal days following the close of the comment period incorporating such Register, appropriate revisions as may arise from comments received during publication. the review period. The guidelines, at a minimum, shall include selection criteria for the following: (A) the quality of the research and training to be carried out in the facility or facilities involved; (B) the congruence of the institution's research and training activities with the future research needs of the Nation and the training and research mission of the National Science Foundation; (C) the contribution which the project will make toward meeting national, regional, and the institution's research and related training needs; and (D) the need for the proposed repair, renovation, or replacement (as appropriate) based on an analysis of the age and condition of existing research facilities and equipment. (e) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Awards made under the National Grants. Science Foundation Academic Research Facilities Modernization Program shall not exceed $5,000,000 to any institution or consortium over any period of 5 years for the repair, renovation, or replacement (as appropriate) of academic research facilities. (f) CONSULTATIONS.—In prescribing criteria and conducting the program under this section, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall consult with the Secretary of Education and other related agencies. (g) RESERVATIONS FOR CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS.—(1) At least 15 per- Grants. cent of the amount which is appropriated pursuant to this section in any fiscal year shall be available only for awards to universities, colleges, and research museums that received less than $10,000,000 in total Federal obligations for research and development (including obligations for the activities authorized in this section and section 6403) in each of the two preceding fiscal years. (2) Of the amounts appropriated under this section in each fiscal Minorities. year at least 10 percent of the funds shall be reserved for institu- Indians. tions of higher education servicing a substantial percentage of students who are Black Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Alaskan Natives (Eskimos or Aleut), Native Hawaiian, American Samoan, Micronesian, Guamanian (Chamorro), Northern Marianian, or Palauan.

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